Kevin Durant’s college career may have only lasted 35 games, but he squeezed everything he could out of his one year at Texas.

His bio on his personal website, kevindurant35.com, declares that he ”became the first freshman in NCAA history ever to win the prestigious John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award and the Adolph Rupp Trophy.”

It goes on to say that his 25.8 points per game average led the Big 12 and was fourth in the nation.

Durant was the third freshman (along with Wayman Tisdale in 1983 and Chris Jackson in 1989) to be selected as a consensus First-Team All American.

He led the Big 12 in points (903), rebounds (390), blocks (67), free throws (256) and field goals (306).

7. Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

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Career Averages

Points: 14.2 PPG

Rebounds: 10.4 RPG

Blocks: 4.7 BPG

Awards

2012 USBWA Freshman of the Year, 2012 NABC Defensive Player of the Year, 2012 AP Player of the Year, 2012 Naismith Award, 2012 Wooden Award, 2012 Sporting News Player of the Year and 2012 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Kentucky’s Anthony Davis was dominant from the moment he stepped on the court in Lexington.

Davis was hard to pin down on the offensive end. He was able to consistently get free from defenders, shooting an insane 62.3 percent from the floor.

He used his natural athleticism and keen defensive instincts to lead the nation in blocked shots (186) as a freshman.

Davis was also a terror on the glass, pulling down double-figure rebounds in 23 of his 40 collegiate games.

Even on a team of talented, young stars, Davis was the catalyst to leading the Wildcats to the 2012 NCAA national championship.

6. Emeka Okafor (Connecticut)

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Career Averages

Points: 13.8 PPG

Rebounds: 10.6 RPG

Blocks: 4.3 BPG

Awards

2003 NABC Defensive Player of the Year, 2004 NABC Defensive Player of the Year, 2004 Consensus All-America (First Team), 2004 NABC Player of the Year, 2004 Big East Player of the Year and 2004 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player

Emeka Okafor made his name at Connecticut on the defensive end. He was a brutal rim protector and was the anchor for the Huskies defense that eventually won the 2004 NCAA championship.

Okafor led the nation in rebounding in his junior season and led the Big East his sophomore season.

He is the Big East’s career shot blocks leader (441, No. 8 in NCAA history). He led the nation in both his sophomore and junior seasons.

Even though Okafor was not known for his offensive output, he led the nation in field goals (261) in his junior season and he shot 59 percent from the floor over his collegiate career.

5. Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)

Blake Griffin was one of the most explosive college basketball players in the 2000s.

If given just the slightest opening, Griffin was a constant threat to throw down a thunderous dunk.

He led the nation in rebounding (14.4 RPG) and double-doubles (30) during his sophomore season.

Griffin’s OU bio details that he shot 61.8 percent in his two years in Norman (a Big 12 career record) and 77.8 percent in six NCAA tournament games (a school record).

Who knows what would have happened for the Sooners if Griffin would have played another two years at OU.

4. Jay Williams (Duke)

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Career Averages

Points: 19.3 PPG

Rebounds: 3.7 RPG

Assists: 6.0 APG

Awards

2000 Sporting News Freshman of the Year, 2001 Consensus All-America (First Team), 2001 NABC Player of the Year, 2002 AP Player of the Year, 2002 Consensus All-America (First Team), 2002 NABC Player of the Year, 2002 Naismith Award, 2002 Rupp Troophy, 2002 Sporting News Player of the Year, 2002 USBWA Player of the Year and 2002 Wooden Award

It is rare for a player who performs at the level that he did to stick around to use up all of his eligibility. Hardly anyone wins all of the individual awards that he did as a junior and comes back for another year.

In doing so, Hansbrough helped the Tar Heels win it all in 2009 as a senior.

Hansbrough was a super-aggressive competitor who only knew one style of play: relentless.

The fact that he holds the NCAA career record for free throw attempts (1,241) and made free throws (982) shows that he was always taking the ball to the hole.

Hansbrough is the ACC’s all-time leading scorer.

He also led the Tar Heels in scoring and rebounding in each of his four years in Chapel Hill.

The fact that his collegiate career has not translated into an incredible NBA career should not diminish his accomplishments at UNC.

1. Shane Battier (Duke)

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Career Averages

Points: 13.6 PPG

Rebounds: 6.1 RPG

Assists: 1.6 APG

Awards

2001 AP Player of the Year, 2001 Wooden Award, 2001 NABC Defensive Player of the Year, 2001 Sporting News Player of the Year, 2001 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player; Consensus All-American (2000-Second Team; 2001-First Team)

While other players might have more glitzy stat lines, few players in the 2000s have made the overall impact on their team’s success that he did.

The fact that Battier was selected as the NABC Defensive Player of the Year three times is unreal. Only two other players (Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan and UNLV’s Stacy Augmon) in the history of the award have been selected three times.

His 111 career charges taken is without comparison.

Battier knew how to help his team win. During his four year’s at Duke, the Blue Devils went 133-15 (an insane 89.8 winning percentage) and won it all in 2001.

They were also NCAA runners-up in 1999, and made it to the Elite Eight in 1998 and to the Sweet 16 in 2000.